The internet is oen of the most free and valuable resources in the world. A number of countries believe it should be free and open but China believes otherwise. [View the story "Chinese Government Censor Internet " on Storify] Continue reading

Smarty rings looks to be the new method of keeping up with your phone applications and notifications, all with on finger [View the story "Smarty Rings Looks to be The New Thing in Social Media" on Storify] Continue reading

Internships and writing for free for multimedia journalism is a great opportunity to gain experience and exposure but when do you draw the line? There are a number of journalists who have established themselves writing articles for free. Below is a collection of blogs,articles, and tweets in whiche journalists,bloggers,and a reader offer their thoughts on the practice of writing for free. [View the story "Online Journalists Risks of Writing For Free " on Storify] Continue reading

Journalism is a highly regarded and very necessary component of society. To report on local events and critique the forces that governs and influences the masses. As society evolves so does the number of ways and technologies used to report do. Multimedia journalism is the new form of journalism that engages the audience with a number of narratives rather than just one or two. Using images, audio, video, print, links, and social media. Applying all of these methods tends to grab the attention of the viewer or reader greatly and delivers the story from a number of different angles. The... Continue reading

Google is one of the most powerful forces in the world. Globally a large number of countries use Google for their search engine needs and also online application and products such as Google drive or Gmail. In Russia Google is second among search engine websites, and is currently losing out to Russian based search engine Yandex. According to Bloomberg News Yandex has 62% of the Russian market compared to the 27% percent that Google occupies. Social network Vkontakte (which oddly resembles Facebook) a Russian based social media site currently is more popular than Facebook and adds 130,000 users a day... Continue reading

Graph of twitter usage compared facebook courtesy of The Pew Research Center Twitter has continually made jumps in the information age and today it has made another one in the journalism industry. According to the Pew Research Journalism Project one in 10 U.S. adults get news from Twitter, and they tend to be younger, more educated and more mobile than tradition print news consumers. News has been constantly evolving to appeal to a more mobile audience on social networks and online outlets and twitter is at the forefront of this wave of new news consumers. Information is of great importance... Continue reading

Twitter has always been based off thoughts and followers but what happens when religion is added? According to an article published by The Guardian Pope Francis has hit 10 million followers on his twitter account. This achievement has an exclusive club that has only be attained by the likes of people like Justin Bieber, Lady Gaga, and Kathy Perry. The number of followers he currently has makes him more popular than the New York Times on Twitter and right under Kanye West. It is expected for him to have such a large following after being the first non-European pope in... Continue reading

American Journalists are prided with being some of the most resourceful people in the world when it comes to information. These journalists are resourceful not for producing information but for exercising skills and resources to find and access information that may not be considered common to others. The rise of the information age and internet has greatly helped journalist in the areas of communicating with sources and fact checking information. The greatest challenge used to be when journalists had to venture out to get information and follow up with sources but according to Barret Brown the new risk is being... Continue reading

The internet has been one of the greatest achievements in the world today. Everything from the advancement of shared information to the climax of communication, the internet in some way or form has impacted everyone's lives though one of these areas. Though the internet is such an amazing creation there are many places in the world that are still without or have never had internet connectivity. Economical and financial short comings have been the main staple for such situations but there are a number of advocacy and nonprofit organizations whose main goal is to provide internet connectivity to those who... Continue reading

Facebook has influenced the lives of many Americans whether they realize or not. Social media has changed the landscape of networking and socializing greater than the telephone. Businesses can promote their brand and services more easily and the average person now can express themselves and their thoughts more rapidly over to a larger audience. Marketing and advertising has now taken a new approach thanks to facebook and other forms of social media. The internet is a constantly running form sharing with unlimited amount of promotions and information. Companies can now constantly market their products and service with half the amount... Continue reading